楼 主 当代美国大众话题.docx

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楼主当代美国大众话题

楼主当代美国大众话题

Deadlydrinking  狂喝滥饮

Bart:

:

There'sanewresurgenceinbingedrinking（聚众饮酒作乐）amongAmericancollegestudents.

Lisa:

Yes,I'veheadaboutit.Sowhat?

.

Bart:

Unfortunately,collegewomenaregaininggroundon（追上，接近，逼近...）menforthetitleofcampusdrunk.（校园酒鬼的称号）

Lisa:

Really?

Drinkingamongcollegestudentshasbeengoingonfordecades.Whyarewomendrinkingmorenow?

Bart:

Idon'tknow,butthepercentageofcollegewomendrinkingtogetdrunkhasmorethantripledoverthepast15years,saysanewreportfromColumbiaUniversity.

Lisa:

Iguessthat'sreallynotthatsurprising.Womenarebeginningtoassertthemselvesmoreineveryaspectofsociety.

Bart:

Iknowalotofpeopleareshruggingthisoff（对某事听之任知，不予重视）asjustateenageriteofpassage,butit'smoreseriousthanthat.IreadinUSATODAYthatalcoholisinvolvedin90%ofallrapes,80%ofallvandalism（蓄意破坏公物或他人私有财产的行经）cases,40%ofallacademicproblemsand28%ofalldropout（辍学）problems.

Lisa:

Ihavetoadmit,thatisshocking!

Ineverrealizedthatbooze（酒，痛饮）wassoconnectedwithcrime.

Bart:

What'sevenworseisthatasmanyas360,000oftoday'sundergraduatesultimatelywilldiefromalcohol-relatedcauses-morethanwillgetadvanceddegrees.

Lisa:

That'sdownright（彻底地，十分地））depressing.I'llbetthatfraternities（大学男生联谊会）andsororities（大学女生联谊会）havealottodowiththat.

Bart:

You'reright.Studentsinfrats（fraternities的缩写）reportdrinkingthreetimesasmuchastheaveragestudent.Alsostudiesshowthat25%offreshmenadmittobingedrinkingincomparisonto20%ofseniors.

Lisa:

Aren'tthereanycampusesthataretryingtodoanythingaboutthisproblem?

Bart:

Yes,asamatteroffact,theUniversityofMarylandfoundthat30%ofitsstudentsactuallypreferredalcohol-freesocialevents.Officialsofferedcashawardsfrogroupssponsoringthebestalcohol-freeparty.hey,wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink.

Lisa:

Yeah,justaslongasit'sdoesn'thaveanyalcohol,sugarorcaffeineinit!

第2楼

100BillionBurgers千万汉堡

Mike:

:

Let'sgogetsomethingtoeat.

Emi:

Oh,I'mstarving.hey,there'saMcDonald'supahead.

Mike:

There'salwaysaMcDonaldsupahead.Everywhereyouturnthere'sanotherblastedMcDonald's.

Emi:

What'swrongwiththat?

Hey,they'reconvenient.

Mike:

  They'retooconvenient!

Anythingwouldbeconvenientifitcouldbefoundoneverystreetcorner.I'mjustplainsickofseeingthe"GoldenArches"everywhereIturn.

Emi:

IlikeMcDonald's

Mike:

I'msickofMcDonald's.Didyouknowthatthere'sover8,000  restaurantsintheU.S.aloneandover11,000franchises（专卖店）worldwide?

Bytheyear2020,everyonewilleatatMcDonald'severyday!

Emi:

They'redefinitelyeverywhere.Buttheymustbedoingsomethingright;they'vesoldover100billionburgers.They'reeveninJapan.DidyouknowtheyevenputspecialJapanesesaucesonsomeoftheirburgersinJapan?

Mike:

Theydonot.

Emi:

Yes.theydo.Ipromise.

Mike:

Whatever.Ijustdon'tthinktheirfoodisn'tallthatgreat.  

Emi:

Butatleasttheirproductisconsistent;youknowexactlywhatyou'regoingtogeteverytimeyougothere.

Mike:

Didyouknowthattheirmascot,（吉祥物）Ronald  McDonaldisnowrecognizedby96percentofallAmericanschoolchildren?

Theyarethelargestminimum-wageemployerinAmericaandownmorerealestatethananyothercompanyonearth.

Emi:

IheardthatapersonworkingataMcDonald'sinMoscowmakesmorethantheaverageRussiandoctordoes.

Mike:

That'sdisgusting!

ButIdobelieveincapitalism,soIguessthat'sokay.TheaverageMcDonald'sfranchiserakesin（捞钱，敛财）over$1milliondollarsayear.TheysaythatoneineverysevenAmericanmillionairesgottheirstartatMcDonald's..

Emi:

Allthisfoodtriviaismakingmehungry.Let'shurryandfindafastfoodplace.

Mike:

Okay.Whatdoyoufeellikeeating?

Emi:

I'vegotthisintensecravingforaBigMac.

Mike:

Ijustlosemyappetite.

第3楼

BreastImplants隆胸话题

Lisa:

:

What'sthematter?

Sara:

I'mnothappywiththewayIlook.

Lisa:

what'swrong?

Sara:

I'mtooflat-chested.（胸部扁平的）

Lisa:

  Butyoustilllookbeautiful.

Sara:

That'seasyforyoutosay.you'vegotnicefigure（体型）.Guyslookatyouwhenyougoby.

Lisa:

Oh,comeon.

Sara:

Don'tbemodest.I'venoticedhowguyslookatyou.IswearI'mgonnagetbreastimplants（隆胸填充物）

Lisa:

Don'tbesohasty.Doyouknowhowmuchthosethingscost?

Sara:

Ihavenoidea.

Lisa:

Amammoplasty（乳房整形）cancostanywherefrom$2,000-4000!

Sara:

Icanaffordit.

Lisa:

Whataboutallthehealthrisksassociatedwithsiliconimplants（硅填充物）includingleakingoftheimplant,andthefactthatimplantsmayhinderbreast-cancerdetection.

Sara:

Iknowtherisks.ButIalsoknowabout2millionwomenhavealreadyhadsurgicalbreastimplantsandabout100,000morewomengetimplantseveryyear.Besides,implantsaregettingsaferallthetime.Theycanbefilledwithsaltwaterinsteadofsilicon.

Lisa:

IguessIcan'ttalkyououtofit.

Sara:

Well,whatwouldyoudoifyouwereme?

Lisa:

Idon'tknow.MaybeI'dwearapush-upbra.（定型乳罩）ButI'mnotsurethatI'doptforcosmeticsurgery.（整形手术）.Ithinktherisksaretoogreat.

Sara:

Well,Ithinkthebenefitsoutweightherisks.Andwhataboutwomenwhohavethissurgerytocounterthetrauma（创伤）ofamastectomy（乳房切除术）？

Alotofthemswearthatitsavedtheirselfesteem.

Lisa:

Thosewomenareintheminority.Clearly,80%ofwomenwhohaveimplantswantalargerbrasize.I'msimplynotsurethatbreastimplantsaregoingtochangeyourlife.

Sara:

Well,they'llmakemefeelbetteraboutmyappearanceandthatwilldefinitelybeworthit.ButIknowwhatmenlookatfirstinawomen,andIknowthatbiggerbreastswillattractmorementome.

Lisa:

Maybeso.Butwhatkindofmenwilltheyattract?

Sara:

That'sagoodquestion.IwantamantolovemeforwhoIam,notjustformyphysicalappearance.

Lisa:

Nowyou'restartingtothink.Butifyouwouldliketoknowtheeffectofhowyouwouldbetreatedwithbreastimplants,youshouldwearaspecialbrathatgivesyouthesamefiguresizethatyouwishtoobtainfromcosmeticsurgery.Ifyoulikethereactionyouget.,thenyouwouldbeinabetterpositiontomakeupyourmind.

Sara:

That'saninterestingidea.Butc'mon.Themainreactionisgoingtobemoreattentionfrommen.

Lisa:

Believeme.everyonewhoknowsyouwillnotice.Butattentionfrommenisn'teverything.Itcanbeadistraction,evenadanger.Afterall,youcanonlyhaveasignificantrelationshipwithoneman.Themainmaninyourlifewillloveyourfigure,buthemaynotlovealltheattentionyougetfromothermen.Also,itmaychangeyou.

Sara:

Whatdoyoumean?

Lisa:

Anewfiguremaymakeyouwanttoseejusthowmuchmoreattentionyoucangetfrommen.

Sara:

Ineverthoughtofthatbefore.I'mamazedathowyouseemtohavepre-thoughtofeveryangleinthisissue.

Lisa:

Well,totellthetruth,Ihaveimplants.

Sara:

Ishouldhaveknown.

Lisa:

IfyoutellanybodyI'llkillyou.

第4楼

CarAccident交通险况

Teacher:

:

Doeseveryonewearaseatbelteachtimetheydriveorrideinacar?

Mike:

No.Seatbeltsareforwimps（古板的人,谨小慎微的人）.Besides,I'magreatdriver.

Teacher:

Thechancesofbeinginjuredinacaraccidentthisyearare1in75.Ithinkthat'sworthtalkingabout.

Lisa:

Haveyoueverbeeninvolvedinanautoaccident?

Teacher:

  Onlyonce.Mycarhydroplaned（在积水的路面上行驶）onarainynightandwentofftheroad.FortunatelyIwaswearingmyseatbelt.

Lisa:

LastDecembermybrotherdiedinanaccident.Hewasinthebackseatofhisfriendsjeepwhenitrolled.hewasn'twearingaseatbelt.

Teacher:

Fasteningyourseatbeltshouldbeanautomaticthingassoonasyougetintoyourcar.Buttoomanypeoplestillrefusetowearaseatbelt.

Lisa:

Iwouldn'tthinkofgoinganywherewithoutwearingaseatbelt.

Mike:

It'sjusthardformetogetinthehabitofwearingone.

Teacher:

Allittakesisoneclose-call（侥幸脱险，死里逃生）andyou'llwearyourseatbelt.Youreallyoughttothinktwiceaboutnotwearingonethethenexttimeyourgotinacar.Itmaysaveyourlife.

Lisa:

Thedoctorssaiditwouldhavesavedmybrother.

第5楼

CokeAddict可乐瘾君

Mike:

:

Let'sgogetacoke.Igottahavesomecaffeine.

Susan:

Howmanycokeshaveyouhadtoday?

Mike:

Thisismythird.Ihave3or4cokeseveryday.I'maCokeaddict..

Susan:

Youshouldreallytrytocutdown.

Mike:

  Why?

Iloveit.Okay.Iadmitit.I'mhookedoncaffeine..

Susan:

It'snotjustthecaffeine,buttheamountofsugarthat'sinsoftdrinks.Allthatsugarandcaffeinecan'tbegoodforyou.

Mike:

Oh,Iknowit.ButIjustcan'tstop.I'vehadthiscaffeinehabitforyears.

Susan:

Haveyouevertriedtocutdown?

Mike:

ActuallyIhave.IfIgoadaywithoutacokemybodygetsshakyandIfeeltense.

Susan:

Itsoundslikeyou'vegotarealproblem.Butyou'renotalone.Haveyouevergonetoadoctorortriedtogethelp?

Mike:

Ineverhave.I'vethoughtaboutit,butjusthaven'ttakenthetime.

Susan:

Whatareyoudoingafterwork?

I'lltakeyouto  aplacethatcanhelpyou.

Mike:

Yousureseemtoknowalotaboutaddictivehabits.

Susan:

Ido.Iusedtodrink5cokesadaymyself!

Mike:

Hey,Iappreciateyouhelpingme.Ireallydo.

Susan:

Noproblem.That'swhatfriendsarefor.

第6楼

CouchPotatoes电视懒虫

Ted:

:

Hi,Nobuaki!

It'sgoodtoseeyouagain.

Nobuaki:

yes,it'sbeenawhile.Hey,you'vegottenbiggersincethelasttimeI'veseenyou.

Ted:

Yeah,eversinceIgotmarriedI'vebeenputtingonweight.Mywife'sagoodcook.

Nobuaki:

I